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Earl Painting #178a 1986 Garbage Pail Kids Series 5 · Acne Amy Back · PSA 10

Acne Amy Back
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PSA 10 · 1986 Garbage Pail Kids Original Series 5 →

— Hold · next 3 monthsUp from about $35 to $49, in step with its set. Cards like this have risen about 4% over the next 3 months (1,396 cards since 2019).
PSA pop · this parallel
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Card # 178a⇄ 178BBlue-Boy George
GPK Price Guide Value iBased on this card’s sales at this grade: the newest sale ($50, Sep 3) counts most; 2 sales in 2026 near $42; 8 older sales from 2025 near $29, about $40 after the set's rise since; and similar cards point higher ($63).
$49
PSA 10 · from 14 real sales · last sold Sep 3
🟢 lowest on eBay: $56.24 all-in
🛒 2 listings on eBay now PSA 10 SLAB ×1 · RAW ×1
● real comps ● est. — own older sales ● est. — never sold ● unsold
Price history · PSA 10
On-the-record sales go back as far as PSA reports them — late 2017 for GPK — plus eBay-tracked and raw sales as they land.
DatePriceGradeCertType
2026-09-03$49.99PSA 10157489912 ↗Auction
2026-04-25$35PSA 10120688865 ↗Auction
2025-09-18$51PSA 10120688865 ↗
2025-06-07$26.11PSA 10100060714 ↗
2025-05-03$19.99PSA 10100060715 ↗Auction
2025-04-02$24.99PSA 10101311472 ↗Auction
2025-02-11$26.55PSA 1088297437 ↗Auction
2025-02-11$31.52PSA 1097498378 ↗Auction
2025-02-08$31.99PSA 1097498377 ↗FixedPrice
2025-01-06$33.99PSA 1097498379 ↗FixedPrice
Newest 10 of 14 sales at this grade

🗑️ The Garbologist says…

Steady
The Garbologist popped the lid on this card.
  • 14 recorded sales · 2 in the last year · trades only a few times a year · moderate-confidence sample.
  • Following the trash: $20 → $26 → $51 → $35 → $50 — choppy but broadly rangebound.
  • Census check: PSA has graded 75 of this card, and only 46.7% come back a 10 — gems fairly readily.
  • Net-net, it's holding its ground — steady demand, no fireworks either way.

Automated analysis generated from this card’s real recorded sales and PSA population data — no opinions, no predictions guaranteed. Entertainment and research only, not financial advice.

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🧬 Should I slab it?

No raw price yet

About 1 in 2 copies of this card get a 10. A graded copy should be worth about $0 after the $92 cost; we have no raw sale of this card to compare.

Expected value if gradedunder $0 (the likely slab, $31, is $61 short of the $92 all-in cost)
Raw value todayNo raw sales yet
VerdictNo raw price yet

Even a PSA 10 would not beat the cost.

Chance of a PSA 10
47%
this card · 75 graded
PSA 10 value
$49
today · ~$49 by Feb 12, 2027
PSA 9 value
$18
today · ~$18 by Feb 12, 2027
All-in cost
$92
PSA fee $60 + shipping both ways $32
How these numbers work
All-in cost $92: PSA Standard tier fee $60 per card, insured shipping to PSA ~$12, PSA insured return shipping ~$20. Sending it to your PSA Vault instead skips return shipping (vault intake and storage are free): ~$72 all-in, so a graded copy would net ~under $0.
Grade odds (this card, 75 PSA-graded): 10 · 47%, 9 · 28%, 8 · 16%, 7 or lower · 9%. People send their best copies, so a random raw copy usually grades a bit lower.
Values when it comes back (~95 days, about Feb 12, 2027): today's values (the set has no clear 3-month trend).
Expected value if graded = each grade's chance × its value, minus the all-in cost. A guide, not a guarantee — centering and corners on your copy decide the grade.

Earl Painting #178a Acne Amy Back Garbage Pail Kids value by grade

GradeValueSalesPSA pop
PSA 10$491435
PSA 9$18821
PSA 8.5$1511
PSA 8$12311
PSA 7$10 est.04
PSA 6$9 est.02
PSA 5$8 est.01

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